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AUTOMATIC REEL EoR FISHING LINES Filed July 5, 1947 2 Sheets-5heet 2VENTORS BY ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicfE;

LidumilE'. Totusek'- and GIadwyn T. Qua'm, Spokane, Wash;

`Application July 5, 1947,. seriaiNo. 759,222 a claims. (o1. l:ae-15)Our' present" invention relates to anY improved automatic reel forshinglines and especially toa device adaptedto be mounted on, and `used inconjunction' with; outboard' motors ofA thel conventional type' usuallymounted on the stern ofV acsmallboat and having an upper flywheel ro,-tatingin a" horizontal plane above the motor.

The device of' our invention comprises generallyfa: receiving socketfora ishing rod, and a reel on the rod/for the line; so located as4 tofbe in frictionalc contact in a vertical plane with the m'otorflywheel',together with automatic control mechanism' sothat as theshstrikes and`ten-- sions theline. thel reel will revolve winding the line but willpermit unwinding of the line if the iishruns4 thereby' continuallywinding and unwinding until the fish tires and is' ready to be nettedorl gaiied.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated' one complete exampleofthe physical embodiment' of our invention according to the bestmodeweihave thus far'devi'sed, but it will' be un derstoodT thatvarious* changes and; alterations may beA made inthe* exempliedstructure within' the scope of the appended claims;

Fig: 1 isa front'el'evational' v-iew of the device of our 'i invention;l

Fig. Z is" a side elevational view.V

Fig. 3` isa sectional Viewi at line 3-3'of Fig., 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view ori line 4--4 of Iiig.` If.

Figx'is an' enlarged detail sectionalview of the line` guide.'

Fig. Gris a sectional viewtaken at line 6-6 of'Fig. 1'. i

` Fig; 7 is a perspective View showing the; re-4 lease' mechanisml andthemeans for attaching the reel1 to the rod"v or pole. i

Referring nowf to the drawings wherein: we have illustrated the presentpreferred. embodi ment of our invention we employ the outboard motor2havinga flywheel 4 secured by'nut'it` and; formed` with thedlatplatewunder-cut orgrooved atllt` for the usual4 starting rope. Bracket I2secured-to the motor by bolts |4- has a collar IB: and" on` thesteeringhandle I8 of the motor we provide a sleeve 2`0lhaving-'a collar22 aligned with the collar I6 to receive the socket-tube 24 rigidlymounted therein. The' upper 'end of this base, on socketf-tube,isf*enlargedV to iorm a socketbearing 2B having an exterior pivot p-in.28 for a line-control arm` 3.0 thatis provided with a series of edgenotches 34, and a wire spring brace 36 fastened at its lower end to` thecollar or bandf22`, said? brace havingA at its outer end a cross bar 88'for' selective engagement"4 with one of the notches tohold the arm' inset position. Thelinner, pivoted end of the' control arm is fashionedwith 'an offset cam-head 40 in which a notch 42 forms' a retaining'lugor latch 44v that coactsv with the rod-mount inv upholding, it free ofthe friction` drive" plate' 8 of thel motor.`

The iishing pole or rod 46 is mounted in"` a tubularholder 48; and the*holder has an offset bearing vhead 50, parallel therewith; and thehead*is swivel'ed or pivoted inthe bearing socket 26 of the tube 24. At itslower end: the holder terminates in an annular edge vor sleeve 52 thatis adapted for engagement bythe notch and lug 4'41 of the control armfor retaining the rod mount inset position', as inl Fig. 7;

A well known type ofl reel is mounted at one side of' the holder, andfor this purpose a U`- shaped socket band 5'4 is welded to the holder,and an upwardly spaced slip-ring 5611s fitted on the holder, forfrictionally' retaining' the lower and upper` ends respectively of anupright reelbase 58- having a horizontally projecting and integralaxlebolt 60. The reel 62 is journale'd on the bolt in positionforco'action with thev drive plate8, a nut 64L secures the reelagainstdisplacement, andthe reel maybe manually turned for reeling theline byuse of hand knob 65.

For use in; braking the reel, and also forfcontrolling winding' movementof the line 80 asf it is being wound upon the reel, a V-shaped frame isperforated and mounted on the axle-bolt between the reel andthe base 58,with its bracket arms 66 and 68 diverging as shown in Fig. 4. Thebracketarm 66 has attached thereto a resilient pressure blade 1|) that extendsradially past the peripheryof the reel' and performs the functions of afriction brake when manually pressed against the side of the reel.

The'rigid arm 68 of the bracket framev terminates'in anintegral'horizontally disposed bearing ring li in which a collar or rackring 'l2 islswivf` el'ed, with itsange 14 serrated at 16, and a guideloop or beaded eye 'I8 isV rigidly mounted one the inner face oil thecollar through which the fishing line isfthreaded from the reel'.

For operating the swiveled rack and its guide.,

as theV line is reeled in, a dog orpawl 82 coacts with the rack ring at16, and the pawl is pivoted on one end 84 of a two-arm lever, and thisrocking lever isv pivoted at 86 on the supporting arm 68,.a.spring 88being mounted on the supporting arm` to press against the lever arm 84andhold the pawl iny engagementV with the swivel rack. The other end ofthe. rocking lever, at 9D, is pressed against: an annular cam surface`92 on the adjoining side of the' reel, so that, as` the reel 'a drevolves the cam rocks the lever for operating the pawl.

From the guide loop or eye 18, the line is passed through the end notch34 of the control lever 30, and thence through the eye or tip ring 94 ofthe pole or rod, as indicated in Fig. 1, to the hook-end of the line.When a sh strikes the hookand pulls on the line this action swings thenotched control arm 30 upwardly on its pivot 28, thereby releasing thecontrol arm from the retaining spring brace 36 initially engaged in aselected notch of the arm; and it willbe noted that the degree ofresistance to a pull on the arm may be varied by adjusting the cross barof the spring brace in a notch nearer to or farther from the pivoted endof the control arm. As the outer end of the control arm swings upwardly,the pivot swings downwardly releasing the lug 4d and notch 42 from theholder, and this swinging movement of the cam head 4U against the holderswings the latter with its bearing head 50 in the socket bearing 26 toswing the reel laterally into position directly over the driving plateof the flywheel. At the end of the axial swinging movement of the holderits bottom sleevek 52 drops into a notch 96 in the upper end of thesocket bearing 2B, bringing the reel into frictional engagement with thedrive plate, and the reel is thereby rotated to wind the line.

Should the sh fight and run, the reel will be rotated in opposition `tothe drive plate but, when the line is slackened as the fish approachesthe boat, the rotating reel takes up the slack,v and the constanttension caused by the reel on the line soon tires the sh, which is thenquickly reeled in and disposed of in usual manner.

The holder may be removed from the socket tube 24 and the rod and reelemployed in usual manner, and with equal facility the holder with therod and reel may be re-set in the socket tube for use as heretoforedescribed.` When properly set the appliance is automatic in itsoperation as the reelingpower is supplied from the rotating flywheel,and the appliance requires no further attention other than re-settingafter a catch.

Having thus fully described our invention what We claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l 1.V The combination with a driven flywheel having-,a plane plate, of afishing rod, means for supporting said fishing rod proximate the plate,a reel on the rod, said reel having a portion thereof engageable withthe plate to rotate the reel, and means under control of the fishinglinefor maintaining lthe reel disengaged from the plate until thefishing line is tensioned.

. 2. The combination with a driven flywheel having a p-lane plate, of afishing rod, means for supporting said fishing rod proximate the plate,a reel on the rod, said reel having a rim, the edge thereof positionedso that a rim of the reel is engageable with the plate to rotate thereel, and means under control of the fishing line for maintaining thereel disengaged from the plate until the fishing line is tensioned.

3. v The combination with a driven ywheel having a plane plate, of afishing rod, pivotal means for supporting said fishing rod proximate theplate, a reel on the rod, said reel having a portion thereof engageablewith the plate to rotate the reel, and means under control of thefishing line for maintaining the reel-disengaged from the plate untilthe shing line is tensioned.

4. The combination with a driven ywheel having a plane plate and a base,of a fishing rod, of

,. support having a` t leased, and the holder arm from which the armmeans including a receiving socket on the iiywheel base for supportingsaid fishing rod proximate the plate, a reel on the rod, said reelhaving a portion thereof engageable with said platel to rotate the reel,and means under control of the shing line for maintaining the reeldisengaged from the plate until' the fishing line is tensioned.

5. The combination with a driven flywheel having a plane plate, of afishing rod, means for supporting said fishing rod proximate the plate,a reel on the rod, said reel having a portion thereof engageable withthe plate to rotate said reel, and a pivotally mounted arm under controlof the fishing line for maintaining the reel disengaged from the plateuntil the fishing line is tensioned.

6. The combination with a driven flywheel having a plane plate, of afishing rod, means for supporting said shing rod proximate the plate.,

a reel on the rod, said reel having a portion thereof engageable withthe plate to rotate said reel, and a pivotally mounted arm on thesupporting. means under the control of the fishing line for maintainingthe reel disengaged from thev plate until the shing line is tensioned.

7. The combination with-a driven iiywheel having a plane plate, of afishing rod, means for supporting said fishing rod proximate the plate,'a reel on the rod, said reel having a portion thereof engageable withthe plate to rotate the reel, and a pivotally mounted spring pressed armunder control of the fishing line for maintaining the reel disengagedfrom the plate until the fishing line is tensioned. Y

8. In a power operated fishing appliance having a rotary driving member,the combination with a fixed upright socket-support, a tubularrod-holder having an offset pivot-bearing in the socket-support, and aline winding-reel carried by the holder, of a line control-arm pivotedon the socket-support, coacting means on the arm and holder forretaining the latter in elevated position, detachable retaining meansfor the control is released by a pull-0n the line, and means on the armcoacting with1 the holder when the line is pulled whereby the reel isturned to operative relation with thedriving member. v

9. In setting and re-setting mechanism for a power operated shingappliance having `arotary driving member, the combination with axedbearing socket, a rod-and-line holder pivoted in the bearing socket, anda linewinding reel carried by the holder, of a control arm for the linepivoted on the support, coacting means on the arm and holder latter ininitial elevated position, resilient and detachable means mounted on thesupport for retaining the arm in set position, and a camhead on thewhereby, under a pull on the line the arm is reinto operative relationto the driving member.

' LIDUMIL E. TOTUSEK.

Y, GLADWYN T. QUAM. K

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record vin the iile ofthis patent: 1 f UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date '191,805Michaelis June e, 190.5A 1,206,412 lCavileer et al. Nov.,28,. l916" forretaining. thev arm for ccaction with the holder,

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